N-chlorothio ureas

ABSTRACT

N-chlorothio ureas are produced by the reaction of sulfur dichloride and an urea having at least one hydrogen substituted on an urea nitrogen atom in the presence of an acid acceptor. The N-chlorothio ureas are useful intermediates in the preparation of pesticides.

limited States Patent rown, deceased Dec. 10, 1974 N-CHLOROTHIO UREAS lnventor: Melancthon S. Brown, deceased, late of 671 Spruce St., Berkeley, Calif. 94707 by Gustave K. Kohn, administrator Filed: May 8, 1972 Appl. No.: 250,907

Related U.S. Application Data Continuation-impart of Ser. Nos. 88,212, Nov. 9, 1970, Pat. No. 3,755,437, and Ser. No. 189,732, Oct. 15, 1971.

U.S. Cl...... 260/545 R, 260/453 R, 260/553 A,

260/553 R, 71/98, 71/100 int. Cl. C07c 155/02 Field of Search 260/545 [56] References Cited 7 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 2,045,440 3/1972 Germany 260/545 Primary Examiner-Robert Gerstl Attorney, Agent, or Firm-G. F. Magdeburger; John Stoner, Jr.; Raymond Owyang ABSTRACT 2 Claims, N0 Drawings N-CHLOROTHIO UREAS CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of US. Ser. No. 88,212, filed Nov. 9,1970, now US. Pat. No. 3,755,437 and US. Ser. No. 189,732, filed Oct. 15, 1971.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART N-chlorothio-N,N,N'-trimethylurea is a known compound which is prepared by the reaction of a N- silylated urea and sulfur dichloride, as disclosed by E. Kuhle, Synthesis, 11, 573 (1970).

Processes for producing sulfenyl chloride derivatives of compounds having active hydrogen atoms substituted on nitrogen are also known. E. Kuhle, Synthesis, 561 1970), discloses the preparation of sulfenyl halide derivatives of sulfoamides and amines. U.S. Ser. No. 45,902 of G. K. Kohn, filed June 12, 1970, discloses the preparation of sulfenyl halide derivatives of amides.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The N-chlorothio ureas of the invention are represented bythe formula (I):

K ii /NCN R2 SCI wherein R is hydrogen or alkyl of one to six carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of three to carbon atoms, aryl of six to 10 carbon atoms optionally substituted with 1 to 4 halogens of atomic number 9 to 35 (fluorine, chlorine, or bromine), trihalomethyl groups wherein the halogen is fluorine or chlorine, nitro groups, or alkoxy groups individually of one to four carbon atoms; R and R independently are R or alkoxy of one to four carbon atoms such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, etc. R may also be alkoxy of one to four carbon atoms, especially methoxy.

Representative alkyl groups which R, R and R may represent include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl t-butyl, n-pentyl and n-hexyl. The preferred alkyl group is methyl.

Representative cycloalkyl groups which R. R and R may represent include monocyclic groups such as cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, 2- methylcyclohexyl, 4-methylcyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, and cyclooctyl; and bicyclic groups such as bicyclo[3.2.0] heptyl, bicyclo[2.2.l] heptyl, bicyclo[3.3.0] octyl, bicyclo[4.2.0] octyl, bicyclo[3.3.0] octyl, and bicyclo[3.2. l] octyl. Cycloalkyl groups preferably are monocyclic groups having five to six carbon atoms.

Representative hydrocarbyl aryl groups which R, R and R may represent include phenyl; naphthyl; alkaryl of 7 to 10 carbon atoms such as 2-methylphenyl, 3- methylphenyl, 4-ethylphenyl, 2,4-dimethylphenyl, 3,4- dimethylphenyl, 3-sec-butylphenyl; and aralkyl of seven to 10 carbon atoms such as benzyl, 3- phenylpropyl. and 4-phenylbutyl.

Representative substituted aryl groups which R, R and R may represent include halo-substituted aryl groups such as 2-fluorophenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 2- chlorophenyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 3,4-dichlorphenyl, 4-trifluoromethylphenyl, 3-chloro-4-bromophenyl, 2-chloro-4 -methylphenyl, 2-fluoro-4-methylphenyl, 4- chlorobenzyl, 4-fluorobenzyl, 2-(2-fluorophenyl)ethyl; alkoxy-substituted aryl groups such as 4- methoxyphenyl, 4-ethoxyphenyl, 4-methoxy-2- methylphenyl, 4-methoxybenzyl; nitro-substituted aryl groups such as 2-nitropheny1, 4-nitrophenyl and 4- nitrobenzyl; and aryl groups substituted with different substituents such as 2-methoxy-4-chlorophenyl and 2- chloro-4-nitrophenyl. Substituted aryl groups preferably have one to two substituents. Preferred substituted aryl groups are halo-substituted phenyls, especially those having 1 to 2 fluorine or chlorine substituents.

Preferably R is alkyl of l to 2 carbon atoms, especially methyl.

Preferably R is phenyl or phenyl substituted with l to 2 halogens of atomic number 9 to 35 (fluorine or chlorine), trifluoromethyl groups, nitro groups, alkyl of one to two carbon atoms, or alkoxy of one to two carbon atoms.

R is preferably hydrogen or alkyl of one to two carbon atoms, more preferably methyl. The preferred R" group is hydrogen.

Representative N-chlorothio ureas of formula I are: N-chlorothio urea, N-chlorothio-N-methyl urea, N- chlorothio-N,N-dimethyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-methyl-N',N'-dimethyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-methyl-N- cyclohexyl-N-methyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-cyclopentyl-N',N'-diethyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-methyl-N,N'- dimethoxy urea, N-ch1orothio-N-(2-norbornyl)-N'- phenyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-butyl-N'-benzyl urea, N- chlorothio-N-(2-methylcyclohexyl)-N'-phenyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-methyl-N-(2-fluorophenyl) urea, N- chlorothio-N-methyl-N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl) urea, N- chlorothio-N-( 3-trifluoromethylphenyl )-N ,N dimethyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-phenyl-N,N-dimethyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-( 3 ,4-dichlorophenyl )-N methoxy-N'-methyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-(3-chloro-4- bromophenyl)-N-methoxy-N-methyl urea, N- chlorothio-N-(4-bromophenyl)-N,N'-dimethoxy urea, N-chlorothio-N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N,N'-dimethyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-( 3,4-dichlor0phenyl )-N'-methyl- N'-butyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-(hexahydro-4,7- methanoinden-5-yl)-N',N-dimethyl urea, N- chlorothio-N-( 2-fluorophenyl )-N '-phenyl-N -methyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-( 2-fluorophenyl )-N'-benzyl-N'- methyl urea, N-chlorothio-N(2-fluorophenyl)-N'- methyl-N -propyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-( 2- fluorophenyl)-N'-(2-fluorphenyl)-N-methyl urea, N- chlorothio-N-methyl-N'-(4-nitrophenyl)-N'-methyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-methyl-N'-(4-methoxyphenyl)- N-methyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-( 3,4-dichlorophenyl)- N ,N-dimethyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-( Z-fluorophenyl)-N',N-dimethyl urea, N-chlorothio-N-(4- methoxybenzyl)-N',N-dimethyl urea, and N- chlorothio-N-(2-methylphenyl)-N,N'-dimethyl urea.

The N-chlorothio ureas are prepared in accordance with the following reaction (1):

() ll SCI mini wherein R, R and R have the same significance as pre viously defined and B is an acid acceptor.

The acid acceptor is an organic base such as a pyri dine compound or a trialkylamine compound. Suitable pyridine compounds are pyridine and pyridine compounds of six to 10 carbon atoms and of l to 2 alkyl groups such as Z-methylpyridine, 2-ethylpyridine, 3- methylpyridine, 3,5-dimethylpyridine, and 2- butylpyridine. Suitable trialkylamines are those wherein the alkyl group contains individually one to four carbon atoms, such as trimethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine and tributylarnine.

Generally, commercially available sulfur dichloride of reasonable purity, e.g., greater than 90-98 percent purity, is suitably employed. The suflur dichloride may contain small amounts of an inhibitor such as tributylphosphate or triethylphosphate.

The sulfur dichloride and the urea compound are employed in substantially equimolar amounts, e.g., the molar ratio of sulfur dichloride to the urea compound generally varies from about l.5:l to l:l.5, although molar ratios of sulfur dichloride to the urea compound of 1.411 to l.l:l are preferred. The molar ratios of acid acceptor to sulfur dichloride is also substantially equimolar, e.g., the molar ratio of acid acceptor to sulfur dichloride varies from about 1.2:l to 121.2, although molar ratios of acid acceptor to sulfur dichloride of 1:1 to l:l.2 are preferred.

in general, the reaction is accomplished by reacting the urea and the sulfur dichloride in the presence of the acid acceptor compound in an inert diluent. The reaction is suitably conducted by adding the sulfur dichloride to a mixture of the urea and the acid acceptor in an inert diluent. Alternatively, the reaction is conducted by adding a mixture of the urea and acid acceptor to a solution of the sulfur dichloride in an inert diluent. However, the preferred method for conducting the reaction comprises reacting the urea and sulfur dichloride in the presence of a limited amount of free uncomplexed acid acceptor. This is suitably accomplished by the addition of the acid acceptor to a substantially equimolar mixture of the urea and the sulfur dichloride so that the moles of free acid acceptor to the total moles of urea reactant and N-chlorothio urea product is less than 0.2: l, preferably less than 01:1, and more preferably less than 0.05: l. in other words, during the course of the reaction between the sulfur dichloride and the urea reactant, there should be at least 5 moles of the urea reactant and the N-chlorothio urea product per mole of acid accpetor which is not complexed with hydrochloric acid. Provided that the reaction is conducted with the restricted amount of acid acceptor indicated above, the contacting of the acid acceptor with the mixture of the urea and the sulfur dichloride can be conducted by a variety of procedures. In one modification, the acid acceptor is added in increments, e.g., dropwise, in an inert diluent, if desired, to a mixture of the urea and sulfur dichloride in an inert diluent. In another modification, the acid acceptor is added continuously to a mixture of the urea and sulfur dichloride in an inert diluent.

Suitable inert diluents for the reaction include alkanes of five to carbon atoms, such as hexane, isooctane and decane; aromatic compounds such as benzene and chlorobenzene', oxygenated hydrocarbons such as acyclic alkyl ethers, e.g., dimethoxyethane and dibutyl ether; and cycloalkyl ethers, e.g., dioxane, tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydropyran. Other suitable diluents include nitriles such as acetonitrile and propionitrile; dialkylamide such as dimethylformamide and dialkylsulfoxides such as dimethylsulfoxide. Preferred diluents are chlorinated hydrocarbons of one to two carbon atoms, such as methylene dichloride chloroform, carbon tetrachloride and ethylene dichloride. Generally, the amount of diluent employed ranges from 1 to 50 moles per mole of sulfur dichloride.

The reaction is suitably conducted at a temperature between 20C. and the boiling point of the diluent, although temperatures between 0C. and 50C. are preferred. The reaction is conducted at or above atmospheric pressure.

it is appreciated, of course, that the N-chlorothio urea product of the invention is formed by the subsitution of a hydrogen substituent on an urea nitrogen atom by a sulfenyl chloride group. When the urea reactant has more than one hydrogen substituted on an urea nitrogen, a mixture of monochlorothio derivatives is therefore generally formed (unless the urea reactant is symmetrical, i.e., one R or R is hydrogen and the other R or R is the same as R). However, it has been found that when one R, R or R group is alkyl, the urea compound is preferentially sulfenylated at the nitrogen atom bearing the alkyl group.

The preparation of the N-chlorothio ureas of the invention is illustrated by the following examples.

EXAMPLE l Preparation of N-chlorothio-N-methyl-N"2-fiuorophenyl urea A 5.7 g (0.055 mole) sample of sulfur dichloride was added dropwise to a mixture of 8.4 g (0.05 mole) N- methyl-N-2-fluorophenylurea and 4.7 g (0.06 mole) pyridine in 50 ml methylene chloride cooled in an ice 'bath. After the completion of the addition, the pyridine hydrochloride formed during the reaction was filtered. Hexane was added to the filtrate to precipitate some additional pyridine hydrochloride, which was removed by filtration. Evaporation of the resulting filtrate gave a clear red oil. The nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of the oil showed a N-methyl singlet at 3.5 ppm (relative to tetramethylsilane). Elemental analysis showed:

Calc. Found Cl l5.l 15.4

EXAMPLEZ oil. The nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum showed a N,N'-dimethylsinglet at 3.0 ppm (relative to tetramethylsilane). Elemental analysis showed:

EXAMPLE 3 Preparation of N-chlorothio-N-methyl-N'-3,4-dichloropheny1 urea A 9.48 g (0.12 mole) sample of pyridine was added dropwise to a slurry of 21.9 (0.1 mole) N-methyl-N'- (3,4-dichlorophenyl) urea and l 1.3 g (0.11-mole) sulfur dichloride in 100 m1 methylene dichloride at 2530C. After the completion of the addition, pyridine hydrochloride was filtered from the reaction mixture. The nuclear magnetic resonance "spectrum of the reaction mixture showed a singlet at3.5 ppm (relative to tetramethylsilane) for theN-methyl group of the N- chlorothio-N-methyl-N'-3,4-dich1orophenyl urea product.

EXAMPLE 4 Preparation of N-chlorothio-N,N'-dimethyl urea Pyridine, 9.48 g (0.12 mole) was added dropwise to a solution of 8.8 g (0.1 mole) N,N'-dimethy1 urea and 1 1.3 g (0.1 1 mole) sulfur dichloride at 2530C. Pyridine hydrochloride was then filtered from the reaction mixture to give a solution of the Nchlorothio urea product in methylene chloride. The nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of the product showed a singlet at 3.5 ppm for the N-methyl group and a doublet at 2.95 ppm for the N-methy1 group.

UTl LITY The N-chlorothio urea compounds of the invention are useful intermediates for the preparation of pesticides. Useful pesticides are formed from the N- chlorothio urea compounds by more or less conventional substitution and addition reactions. Representative types of pesticides which can be prepared from the N-chlorothio urea compounds are illustrated below:

1. Preparation of Monothioperoxy Urea Compounds.

The N-chlorothio urea compounds react with alcohols to form monothioperoxy urea compounds. In terms of the N-chlorothio urea compounds represented wherein R, R and R have the same significance as previously defined and ROH is an alcohol.

The reaction is carried out by the conventional methods employed for the reaction of sulfenyl halides and hydroxylic compounds, as disclosed by E. Kuhle, Synthesis, 617 (1971), the disclosure of which is herewith incorporated by reference.

The following example illustrates the preparation of a representative monothioperoxy urea compound. In the example 5, the monothioperoxy urea compounds are named as N-alkoxythio ureas.

EXAMPLE 5 Preparation of N-propoxythio-N-methyl-N-3,4-dichlorpheny1 urea [RE- 1 7 .027]

To a solution of about 0.1 mole of N-chlorothio-N methy1-N'-3,4-dichlorophenyl urea in methylene dichloride, prepared as described in Example 3, was added dropwise a solution of 6 g (0.1 mole) n-propanol and 9.5 g (0.12 mole) pyridine in 20 ml of methylene chloride at 0C. After the completion of the addition, the resulting reaction mixture was stirred in an ice bath for about 10 minutes, washed with water, washed with sodium bicarbonate solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 22.6 g of a dark oil residue. The oil residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexane/- chloroform eluent) to give the product as a white, low melting solid 25C.). Elemental analysis showed:

Cale. Found TABLE I MONOTHIOPEROXY UREA COMPOUNDS Elemental Anal sis Cl N COMPOUND MELTlNG RANGE,

C. Cale. Found Calc. Found Cale. Found N-OCIOX thio-N-methyl-N'- Oil 8.1 8.1 18.1 17.3 (3,4-dic lorophenyl) urea N-methoxythio-N-methyl-N'- 72-77 1 1.4 1 1.8 25.3 25.8 (3,4-dich1oropheny1) urea N-methox thio-N-methyl-N'- Oil 13.9 13.9 8.3 8.3 (2-fluorop enyl) urea N-norbornyloxythio-N-methyl- Oil 10.3 10.9 6.1 6.2 N'( 2-fluorophenyl) urea N-cthoxythio-N-mcthyl-N'- oil 13.1 13.6 7.8 7.9 (Z-fluorophcnyl) urea N-propoxythio-N-methyl-N'- Oil 10.9 1 1.1

ing 156 mg. of surfactant.

TABLE I-Continued MONOTHIOPEROXY UREA COMPOUNDS Elemental Analgis N COMPOUND MELTING RANGE, I

C. Cale. Found Cale. Found Calc. Found N-isopropoxythio-N-methylon 10.9 11.2 N '-(2-fluorophcnyl urea N-ethox thio-N-methyI-N- 60-61 10.9 10.9 24.1 24.0 (3,4-dic lorophenyl) urea N-iso ropoxythio-NmethyI-W- OH 10.4 10.7 23.0 23.2 (3,4- ichlorophenyl) urea N-norbomyloxythio-N-methylon 8.7 25.0 19.7 19.3 N-( 3.4-dichlorophenyl) urea N-cyclohexyIoxythio-N-methyl- 6972 l0.7 10.8 6.4 6.5

N-( 2-fluorophenyl) urea The monothioperoxy urea compounds are, in general, herbicidal in both preand post-emergence applications. For preemergence control of undesirable vegetation these ureas will be applied to herbicidal quantities to the environment, e.g., soil infested with seeds and/or seedlings of such vegetation. Such application will inhibit the growth of or kill the seeds, germinating seeds and seedlings. For post-emergence applications the monothioperoxyurea compounds will be applied directly to the foliage and other plant parts. Generally they are effective against weed grasses as well as broad-.

Seeds of the test vegetation were planted in a pot of soil and the urea solution was sprayed unifomily onto the soil surface at a dose of 100 micrograms per cm The pot was watered and placed in a greenhouse. The pot was water intermittently and was observed for seedling emergence, health of emerging seedlings, etc. for

a 3-week period. At the end of this period the herbicidal effectiveness of the urea was rated based on the physiological observations, A O to 100 scale was used; 0 representing no phytotoxicity, 100 representing complete kill.

Post-Emergence Test The test urea was formulated in the same manner as described above for the pre-emergence test. The concentration of the urea in this formulation was 5,000 .ppm. This formulation was uniformly sprayed on 2 replicate pots of 24-day-old plants (approximately 15 to 25 plants per pot) at a dose of 100 micrograms per cm After the plants had dried, they were placed in a greenhouse and then watered intermittently at their bases as needed. The plants were observed periodically for phytotoxic effects and physiological and morphological responses to the treatment. After 3 weeks the herbicidal effectiveness of the urea was rated based on these observations. A 0 to I00 scale was used; 0 representing no phytotoxicity, I00 representing complete kill.

- The results of these tests appear in Table II. In Table II, the following abbreviations are used:

O Wild Oats (Avena fiztua) W Watergrass (Echinochloa crusga/Ii C Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) M Mustard (Brassica arvensis) P Pigweed (Amaranthus retrofl'exus) L Lambsquarter (Cherogxiium album) TABLE II Ee/Fost Herbicidal Effectiveness COMPOUND O W C M I? L N-pro xythio-N-rnethyI-N'- 98/100 98/100 95/80 I00/ I00 IOU/I00 l00ll00 3.4-dichlorophenyl urea N-octux thio-N-methyI-N'- 40/93 B5/l00 93/93 /100 100/100 lOO/IOO (3,4-dic lorophenyl) urea N-mcthoxythio-N-mcthyI-N'- 95/ I00 I00/ I00 /85 100/100. 100/ I00 100/ I00 (3.4-dichlorophenyl) urea N-mcthoxythio-N-methyI-N- I00/ I00 100/ I00 80/ 100 IOO/IOO I00! I00 IOO/ I00 (l-fluorophenyl) urea V N-nortmmyloxythio-N-methyI-N I00] I00 I00/ I 00 95/ l 00 100/ I 00 .I 00/ I00 I 00/ I 00 (2-tluorophenyl) urea N-cthoxythio-N-n1cthyl-N- I00] I00 I00/ I00 96/65 100/100 I00/ I00 I00] I00 (2-fluorophenyl) urea N-propoxythio-N-mcthyl-N 100/ I00 90/70 I00/ I00 I00] I00 I00/ I 00 TABLE 11 Continued Herbicidal Effectiveness N-isopropoxythio-N-methyl- 100/ 1 00 100/100 100/90 100/100 100/100 100/100 N'-(2-fluorophenyl) urea N-cthox thio-N-mcthyl-N'- 75/90 100/100 100/85 100/100 100/100 100/100 (3,4-dic lorophenyl) urea N-isopro ox thio-N-methyl- 90/100 100/100 100/90 100/100 100/100 100/100 N-(3,4- ich orophenyl) urca N-porbornyloxythio-N-mcthyl- 45/100 100/100 95/95 100/100 100/100 100/100 N'-(3.4-dichlorophcnyl) urca N-cyclohcxyloxythio-Nmcthyl' 100/100 100/100 100/100 100/100 100/100 100/10o N'-(2-fluorophcnyl) urea 2. Preparation of Urea Disulfides R 0 S01 The N-chlorothio urea compounds react w1th sodlum- H iodide to produce bis-urea disulfides of the formula R SH R2 R1 S SE5 I; /NC-N\ H01 (2 R2 R R2 1 R 2 (IV) v wherein R, R and R have the same significanceas prewherein R, R and R have the same significance as previously defined. viously defined and RFSH is a mercaptan reactant.

The preparation of a representative bis-urea disulfide The reaction is carried out by the conventional prois illustrated in the following example. cedures employed for the reaction sulfenyl halides and mercaptan compounds, as disclosed by E. Kuhle, Syn- EXAMPLE 6 thesis, 617 1971 Bis-[3-(2-fluorophenyl)-lmethy1-1-ureido]-disulfide. Dithio substituted ureas of formula (V) are claimed A solution of N-chlorothio-N-methyl-N-2- $82 gg qlfl it fluorophenyl urea in 150 ml methylene dichloride was t e l p i f' prepared from 25.2 g (0.15 mole) N-methyl-N-2- sen l S l u e Ureas ls 1 us m e m e following examples.

fluorophenyl urea, 17 g (0.16 mole) sulfur-dichloride and 14.2 g (0.18 mole) pyridine by a procedure identical to that of Example 1. To the solution of N- chlorothio-N-methyl-N'-2-fluorophenyl urea was then added dropwise a solution of 22 g (0.15 mole) sodium iodide in 45 ml water cooled to about 0C. in a dry icelacetone bath. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was stirred at 0C. for about 10-15 minutes. The methylene dichloride layer was separated, washed with sodium thiosulfate solution, washed with sodium bicarbonate solution, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 20.2 g of the crude disulfide product as a yellow oil. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica (benzene elution) and crystallized from ether-hexane to give a white solid, mp, 8793C. Elemental analysis showed:

Cale. Found C 48.2 47.6 H 4.0 3.9 N 14.1 13.5 S 16.1 16.6

EXAMPLE 7:

N-methyl-N-ethyldithio-N'-( 3 ,4-dichlorophenyl urea A 9 48 g (0.12 mole) sample of pyridine was added dropwise to a slurry of 21.9 g (0.09 mole) N-methyl-N- '-(3,4-dichlorophenyl) urea and 10.3 g (0.1 mole) sulfur dichloride in ml methylene dichloride at 25-30C. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was stirred for 20 minutes and filtered to give a solution of the chlorothio urea product in methylene dichloride. To the chlorothio urea solution was then added dropwise a solution of 6.2 g ethyl mercaptan and 9.48 g pyridine in 20 ml methylene dichloride at 0C. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was stirred at 0C. for 10 minutes, washed with water, washed with sodium bicarbonate solution, diluted with benzene and filtered. The filtrate was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure to give a solid product. The solid product was recrystallized from ether-hexane to give the urea disulfide product, m.p., lO8-109C. Elemental analysis showed;

Calc.

Found S 20.6 20.2 Cl 22.8 23. 1

Table .lV-Continued Herbicidal Efiectiveness TC OSI COMPOUND w P L 11:11;methyl-N-methyldithio- 0/100 0/85 0/85 I 100/100 85/100 100/ 100 (3, 4-dichlorophenyl) urea IS methyI-N-methyIdithio- 100/100 100/100 100/70 100/100 100/95 100/100 '(2- fluorophenyl) urea 4. Preparation of Bis-Urea Sulfides Cale. Found- The N-chlorothio urea compounds react with urea C q 47 3 497 compounds having at least one hydrogen substitutent H q: 1 on a urea nitrogen to form bis-urea sulfides. In terms N 13-0 the N-chlorothio urea compounds of formula (1), the a Z; 2:; reaction can be depicted by the following equation (4):

R1\ /so1 1[ /R1 EXAMPLE 9: I

[3-(3,4-d1chlorophenyl)-l-methyl-l-ure1do]-[3,3- R! n R6 R dimethyl-l '-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-l -ureido] sulfide 4 (VD A solution of l-chlorothio-l-methyl-3-(3,4- 1 0 s dichlor'ophenyl) urea was prepared from 12 g (0.055 l H01 mole) of 1-methyl-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl) urea, 6.28 g R 4 (0.061 mole) sulfur dichloride and 5.22 g (0.066 mole) VII pyridine in 55 ml methylene dichloride by a procedure 1 identical to that of Example '3. The solution of chlowherein R, R and R are as previously defined and R Tothlo urea was added dropwise to a slurry of 1 g R and R are independently R, R or R groups.

The bis-urea sulfides of formula (VII) are claimed in applicants copending' application, U.S. Ser. No. 88,21- 2, filed Nov. 9, 1970.

The preparation of representative bis-urea sulfides is illustrated by the following examples.

EXAMPLE 8 A solution of about 0.05 mole l-chlorothio- 1 -methyl- 3-(2-fluorophenyl) urea in methylene chloride was added dropwise to l 1.65 g (0.05 mole) 3,3-dimethyl-l- (3,4-dichlorophenyl) urea and 4.74 g (0.06 mole) pyridine in 50 ml methylene dichloride. After the addition was completed, the reaction was stirred for 3 hours at about 25C. and allowed to stand overnight. The reaction mixture was then washed with water, washed with sodium bicarbonate, washed twice with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a yellow oil. The yellow oil was crystallized from hot ethanol (0.05 mole) 3,3-dimethyl-l (3,4-dichlorophenyl) urea and 3.95 g (0.05 mole) pyridine at about 25C. and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at about 25C.

Calc. Found S 6.6 6.7 Cl 29.4 30.0

The bis-urea sulfides were tested as herbicides by the to give the bis-urea sulfide product, m.p., procedure used in Example 5. The results are tabulated l49.5-l50.5C. Standard analysis gave: in Table V.

TABLE V Herbicidal Effectiveness most COMPOUND O W C M P L [3-(2-fluorophenyl)-l-methyl- /95 100/95 100/95 100/100 100/100 100/100 [J-(BA-dichloi'o henyU-l- 98/100 100/100 98/73 100/100 100/100 100/100 mcthyl-l-urcido -l3.3-dimcthyll-( 3.4-dichlorophcnyl l ureido]-sulfide v 1s r g o 16 5. Preparation'of Urea Carbamoyl Sulfides 6. Preparation of Aminothio Ureas The N-chlorotio urea compounds react with carba- The N-chlorothio urea compounds react with primates have at least one hydrogen substituent on a carmary and secondary amines and anilines to produce bamate nitrogen atom according to the following equaaminothio-substituted ureas according to the following tion V 5 equation (6):

in 0 s c1 11 0 O v n ll 1 NCN NCOR8 N H N RZ/ \R 119 R2 R R11 (VIII) (X) I R10 S R1 O O N R1r r-t i-N N-b-om 1101 R\ 11 \R m /NCN (1x) B; R

' wherein R, R and R have the same significance as pre- 2 wherein R", R and R have the same significance as previously defined and R is an organo R, R or R groups viously defined and R is an organo R, R or R group and R is hydrogen or an organo R, R or R group. and R is hydrogen or R Urea carbamoyl sulfides of formula (IX) are dis- The preparation of a representative aminothio urea closed and claimed in applicantscopending applicais illustrated by the following example: data, U.S. Ser. No. 189,732, filed Nov. 15, 1971. v

The reaction is conducted by the conventional meth- 2 EXAMPLE 1 l ods generally employed for the reaction of sulfenyl ha- N-(3,4-dichlorophenylaminothio)-N-methyl-N-(3,4- lides and active proton-containing compounds. The dichlorophenyl) urea preparatitlan of a representative compound is illustrated N chl othio N methyl Nl 3s4 djchlorophenyn m the fol g examp 30 urea (0.1 mole) in 100 ml methylene chloride was pre- EXAMPLE 1 I pared in a manner identical to Example 3. 3,4- Dichloroaniline, 14.5 0.09 mole and ridine, 9.5 (lmethy13'(3i4'dlchlorophenyl'l'ureld)l'( '(0.09 mole) in m? r nethylene c h1orid: i vas added ts naphthyl'N'methylcarbamoyl)'Sulfide" the chlorothio urea at 0C. The reaction was stirred A solution of 0.05 mole of l-chlorothio-l-methyl-flminutes at 09C. after the addition was completed. The (3.4- ich o ophe y ea i m of methylene ehloresulting reaction solution was washed with water, ride was prepared by a procedure identical to that of h d i h di bi b d i d Over magne EXamPle P y y Carbamate 'sium sulfate, and evaporated under reduced pressure to (0.04 mole) was added portionwise to the chlorothro yieldan 1 Crystallization f hl f gave a urea at room temperature. Pyridine, 3.9 g (0.05 mole) 40 white 80nd 2 145 Elemental analysis was added and the reaction stored overnight at room temperature. The reaction was washed with water, showed washed with sodium bicarbonate, dried over magnesiumsulfate, and evaporated under reduced pressure to Cale. Found give a brown oil. The-oil was slurried with ether to pre- S q 7 8 y 8 0 cipitate a white solid. Recrystallization from chloro- C1 f,

form/hexane gave the product, m.p. l23-24.5C. Elemental analysis showed:

v I The product was tested as a preand post-emergence Cale. Found S0 herbicide as described heretofore and found to be ef- S g 7 H V 7 4 fective for the control of grass and broad-leaved weeds. Cl i 15.8 15.8

7. Addition to Olefins I g The N-chlorothio urea compoundsadd to olefins to The urea-carbamoyl sulfide product was tested as a form the corresponding 1,2-addition product as deherbicide by the procedure employed in Example 5. picted in the following equation for addition to cyclo- The results are tabulated in Table VI. heirane.

TABLE Vl Herbieidal. Effectiveness Pre/Post M P L l-methyl-Il'-( ."aA dichlmo- 20/45 I 25/70 /65 l 0 0/ I00 I00 100/ lOO fihenyl l -ureidol-(a-naphthyl- A v COMPOUND o w methylcarbamoyl) sulfide wherein R, R and R have the same significance as previously defined.

The invention is conducted by conventional proce-' dures, eg by the contacting of an olefin and the N- chlorothio urea in an inert solvent at moderate temper-' atures, e.g., to 50C.

The products resulting from the addition of an N- chlorothio urea to cycloalkenes of five to 12 carbon atoms or norbornene are known and are disclosed in US. Ser. No. 54,855 of Kobzina et al., filed July 14, 1970, common assignee. The disclosure of US. Ser. No. 54,855 is herewith incorporated by reference.

The preparation of a representative olefin addition product is illustrated by the following example:

EXAMPLE l2 N-methy1-N-( 2-chlorocyclohexylthio )-N 2- fluorophenyl) urea A 569 g (7.2 mole) sample of pyridine was added over a period of 18 minutes to a mixture of 1,008 g (6 mole) of N-methy-N'-( 2-fluorophenyl) urea and 680 g (6.6 mole) sulfur dichloride in 6 ml methylene dichloride cooled to below 30C. with a dry ice/acetone bath. After the addition was completed, the pyridine hydrochloride salt was filtered. A 443 g (5.4 mole) sample of cyclohexene was thenadded to the resulting filtrate cooled to 0C. with a dry ice/acetone bath. After 15 minutes of stirring, the resulting reaction mixture was washed with water, sodium bicarbonate solutin, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 1.7 kg of urea product as a yellow oil.

8. Additional N-Chlorothio Urea Derivatives The reaction of the N-chlorothio ureas with N-alkylanilides, thio-substituted carboxylic acid esters, and compounds having two active-hydrogen functional groups such as alkanes having two rnercapto groups, two hydroxyl group, two amino groups, or two different amino, rnercapto or hydroxyl groups, is illustrated by the following examples:

EXAMPLE 13 Preparation of N-methyl-N-( N '-pheny1-N '-propionoylaminothio)- N-( 3,4-dichlorophenyl) urea Calc. Found EXAMPLE 14 The 1,2-ethane-bis-urea disulfide of the formula:

@s is sawg was prepared as follows:

N-chlorothio N-methyl-N-2-fluorophenyl urea (0.1 mole) in ml methylene chloride was prepared in a manner identical to Example 3. 1,2-ethanedithiol, 4.2 g (0.045 mole) and pyridine, 7.9 g (0.1 mole) dissolved in 20 ml methylene chloride were added to the chlorothio urea at 0C. and the mixture stirred ten minutes following the addition. The reaction was then washed with water, washed with sodium bicarbonate, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated under reduced pressure to yield a white solid. The solid was washed with ether and hexane to give the product, m.p. 92.5-95C. Elemental analysis showed:

Calc. Found The product was effective as a preand postemergence herbicide for grass and broad-leaved weeds.

EXAMPLE 15 Preparation of N-( 2-carbomethoxyethyldithio -N-methyl-N 3 ,4- dichlorophenyl) urea Cale. Found By a similar procedure the urea compounds tabulated in Table V11 were prepared. The preand postemergence herbicidal test results for these compounds are tabulated in Table V111.

@3 3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 3,853,966 Dated December 10, 1974 Inventor(s) M It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

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1. N-CHLOROTHIO-N-METHYL-N''FLUOROPHENYL UREA.
 2. N-chlorothio-N-methyl-N''-3,4-dichlorophenyl urea. 